Single-engine piston

N68978

1943 Boeing PT-13D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
75-5037
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental W670 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Parker Omalley Aeroplane Co (Corporation)
Based
Chatham, NY
Registration record

N68978 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Boeing PT-13D
Serial
75-5037
Engines
Continental W670 series
Registered owner
Parker Omalley Aeroplane Co
Chatham, NY
Certificate issued
1991-09-30
Airworthiness date
1989-12-18
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A92814
Mode S (octal)
52224024
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
450 nm
Cruise (type)
90 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1991-09-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N68978.
  • 1989-12-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (acrobatic)).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N68978

N68978 is a 1943 Boeing PT-13D, serial number 75-5037. The FAA register lists Parker Omalley Aeroplane Co as the registrant in Chatham, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 30, 1991 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental W670 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 90 knots and a range of about 450 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (acrobatic), dated December 18, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N68978.

Cruise
90 kt
Range
450 nm
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Boeing PT-13D type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N68978.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.